In-person and virtual options to attend the OSA Event.

How to Attend:
I will attend the presentations online: Join via MS Teams Meeting Link
I will attend in person: Send an email to Summera Zaheer.

Join the Opioid Safety Team (OST) at the fourth annual OpioId Safety Awareness (OSA) Event, designed to enhance learning and awareness of opioid safety.

• Wednesday, March 4, 2026
• Learning stations: 9 a.m.–10 a.m. (Glass Dining Room, across CUH Cafeteria)
• Presentations: 8 a.m.–3 p.m. (UH Pavilion 01.701, John and Ginny Eulich Pavilion)
• Lunch and light snacks will be served.

NEW: This activity is eligible for symposium credit for Clinical Ladder and NCPD (Nursing Continuing Professional Development) hours.

Click to view a digital copy of the full agenda.

The Opioid Safety Awareness Event will share information on:

• Controlled substance (CS) chain of custody
• CS policy adherence
• Safe practices for patients and employees

Opening Remarks:

• William C. Daniel, M.D., M.B.A., Vice President and Health System Affairs Chief Quality Officer
• Susan Hernandez, D.N.P., M.B.A., RN, Vice President and Health System Chief Nurse Executive
• Adesuwa Odubele, M.S.N., RN, Associate Vice President, Chief Nursing Offer, University Hospital
• Diane Woods, M.S.N., RN, NEA-BC, Associate Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer Ambulatory

Learning Stations:

• Ambulatory Nursing Operations
• Compliance
• CEPD (Nursing Education)
• NOMAD and CALM Peer Support Programs
• Headspace EAP
• Controlled Substances Waste Management
• Health System Patient Safety
• Nursing and Clinical Informatics 
• Opioid Safety Champions
• Pharmacy  
• Talent Development

Presentations:

• Anesthesiology & Pain Management
• Compliance
• Emergency Department
• Internal Medicine
• Legal Affairs   
• NOMAD and CALM Peer Support Programs
• Nursing and Clinical Informatics
• Nursing
• Opioid Safety Team
• Pharmacy
• Psychiatry
• Talent Development
• UTSW Police Department and more
   

For Additional Information Contact: Summera Zaheer, Senior Project Manager, Opioid Safety Team: Summera.Zaheer@UTSouthwestern.edu